Faculty and staff representatives from the College of Education and the Women and Gender Studies Program will sponsor a Day of Solidarity gathering. This gathering is for all faculty, staff and students who desire to stand in support of students and others who were victimized by the racist, sexist, homophobic and other offensive comments anonymously posted to the social media site Yik Yak. We invite all who are ready and willing to stand up against oppressive language and actions to wear black on Nov. 6.

T-shirts to wear for the event can be purchased by emailing kerri.clopton@uni.edu with your size by Wednesday, Oct. 29. The cost of the shirt will be approximately $8. The shirts will say "We Can Do Better" (front) and "Panther Pride (noun): the feelng one gets from being a part of a diverse edcuational community that respects, supports, encourages and values the contributions of all its members while pushing all to rise out of their ignorance" (back).

Poet and essayist Tang Siu Wa, Hong Kong, and fiction writer Enrique Serrano, Colombia, visiting writers of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, will read from their work. The event is open to the public. Contact Caroline Ledeboer or Penny Wang for more information.

Photographer Roussel will present a lecture about his work and discuss the UNI Gallery of Art exhibition titled "Photographic Alternatives and Transcending Waste" on view from October 30 through Dec. 1.

A photographic exhibition featuring the work of Colorado-based artist Denis Roussel. The artist will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Kamerick Art Building (KAB) room 111. An opening reception will follow.

Staff from the Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center (RRTTC) will be located at a table in Maucker Union across from Chats. Students will have the opportunity to sign a pledge to take one step toward being greener in their daily lives. Students pledging to be more sustainable will receive a gift from the RRTTC. Staff will also talk about what it means to be green and provide ideas on how to be more sustainable.

"Why has the monarch butterfly population declined, and what can we do about it?" John Pleasants, Iowa State University, will present "Why has the monarch butterfly population declined, and what can we do about it?" Refreshments will be provided.